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It’s 6:59 a.m. PT on a chilly spring morning exactly three months before the day you’ve decided you want to go camping. You’ve chosen a campsite and your mouse is hovering over the reserve button on the B.C. Parks website, heart racing as the seconds tick down to 7 a.m., …
Read More »No pickaxe needed. Why Canadians are sifting for gold in unusual places
Listen to this article Estimated 5 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. LISTEN | How Canadians are cashing in on a new gold rush: Cost of Living5:02There’s gold …
Read More »Parks Canada shuttering Historic Places website, sparking heritage concerns
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. A digital archive of Canada’s history is set to disappear this spring as Parks Canada moves …
Read More »Government tables legislation targeting hate symbols, protecting places of worship
Justice Minister Sean Fraser tabled new legislation Friday introducing four Criminal Code offences, including one that would make it a crime to intentionally promote hatred against identifiable groups in public using certain hate- or terrorism-related symbols. The full text of the bill won’t be available until later today. If passed, the legislation would target symbols used …
Read More »More and more places are asking for tips. Hidden cameras reveal who is and isn’t getting them
Be it buying a burger and fries or getting your car repaired, enter your credit or debit card into a machine and you might get a not-so-subtle nudge: how much would you like to tip? But a hidden camera investigation involving 100 businesses by CBC’s Marketplace has exposed there’s no …
Read More »The Beer Store prepares for a ‘new chapter’ as more places sell booze
With just two days until beer and wine flood into convenience stores across Ontario, The Beer Store is preparing for a future where it is just one of thousands of places people can grab a can or bottle on the way home. On Thursday, 4,100-plus convenience stores will be allowed …
Read More »Liminal spaces offline: Searching for abandoned, empty places in the real world
As 2023 comes to an end and a new year begins, it marks a period of transition, where days can feel suspended outside of the usual rhythm of routine. Defined as the space between “what was” and “what’s next,” the term “liminal” can be used to describe everything from time …
Read More »Churchill named one of “World’s Greatest Places” by TIME Magazine – Winnipeg
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A Manitoba town is being recognized by TIME Magazine as one of 2023’s “World Greatest Places”. Churchill has made the list of 50 destinations and is being touted as a “northern wonder”. American journalist Nicholas DeRenzo nominated Churchill after visiting the town …
Read More »Scientists head to one of the foggiest places on earth to study mysterious phenomenon
A major scientific field study of marine fog off the east coast of Canada is about to start. The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and hopes to better predict one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena: fog. Fog can quickly ruin visibility everywhere from harbours to highways to airports, and can …
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